Lot 241
  • 241

Boris Schatz

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Boris Schatz
  • A Yemenite Scribe
  • inscribed with the artist's insignia and inscribed Jerusalem in Hebrew (lower right) andĀ titledĀ in Hebrew (lower center)
  • bronze plaque mounted in a wood frame
  • 19 1/2 by 20 3/8 in.
  • 49.5 by 51.6 cm.

Provenance

An American institution (where held for 60 years)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Bronze plaque. The work has been crewed into the wooden frame at all 4 corners. Surface dirt and dust. Minor accretions along the lower edge. A small loss to the patina at center, in the book to the left of the subjects head. In overall good condition and ready to hang.
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